The D&L Blog

By Kathleen Ward, Conservation Coordinator There is an urban jungle in Allentown. No, not the thriving downtown with city streets, but another type of urban jungle. A green, verdant one. The City of Allentown is…

By Liz Rosencrans, Trail & Stewardship Manager Trail development takes time. A project can exist in a variety of planning stages before a trail user ever sees shovels break ground. Most often, trail users blissfully…

By Miranda Alvarez, Community Engagement Manager There are those who love running and there are those who fall in love while running. Jamie Rizzo gets to check both boxes. If you follow Jamie on Instagram,…

Guest blog by Brian T. Birchak, Lehigh Gap Nature Center Director of Communications Ah, the Lehigh Gap…I remember, as a child, having first laid eyes on the barren moonscape of a mountain it once was….

By Miranda Alvarez, Community Engagement Manager The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor offers a fleet of resources to make the most of your time on the D&L Trail. If you’ve ever wondered where to…

By Miranda Alvarez, Community Engagement Manager No winter is created equal. To make the most of this particularly snowy year, we have answered some of our most frequently asked questions about the trail in winter….

The work of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L) is made possible by our staff and board of directors. Recently, the D&L has filled two critical roles and welcomed two new board members….

The violent actions that occurred in Washington, D.C., yesterday were such an affront to many of our organization’s central beliefs that we are compelled to provide our perspective and condemnation. As news unraveled of the assault to the U.S. Capitol Building…

By Miranda Alvarez, Community Engagement Manager As a former New Yorker, avid trail user Johnny Lopez didn’t know trails like the D&L existed. Before moving to the area, Johnny rode city streets. 15 years later,…

By Claire Sadler, Deputy Director At the D&L, we have often talked about resilience as a theme. A theme that defines our organizational history as well as the heritage that we help to preserve and interpret. However, I think…

By Brian Greene, Director of Trail & Conservation Get to know D&L Trail Landowner Lehigh Gorge State Park (LGSP). To do so, we caught up with Rex Bradish, Park Manager for the Lehigh Gorge/Hickory Run State Park Complex….

By Kathleen Ward, Conservation Coordinator Way back in April 2019, the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor offered to host the 2020 Pennsylvania Conservation Landscapes Gathering. A natural step in its role as the external lead organization for Lehigh Valley Greenways….